Artist rendering of new Grandview FSED.

Grandview Opens FSED in Trussville

Apr 11, 2023 at 08:31 pm by kbarrettalley

Grandview Medical Center held ribbon cutting ceremony on April 4th for the new Freestanding Emergency Department (FSED), opening in Trussville. The 12,500 square foot facility.... Read More

Carter Monitors Feasibility of PCR Testing vs. Urine Cultures for UTIs

Apr 11, 2023 at 08:31 pm by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay With the increase of PCR testing during the COVID pandemic, the use of PCR tests vs. antigen tests vs. cultures is being reexamined, with questions about t.... Read More

Birmingham-based Molecular Designs Opens Cutting-Edge Facility

Apr 11, 2023 at 08:31 pm by kbarrettalley

By Marti Webb Slay   When Molecular Designs and Streamline Scientific co-founders Ty Thomas, MD and Chad Austin, MD established their first lab, it was based on a desir.... Read More
Daniel Kim, MD performs ESS.

Endoscopic Spine Surgery Reaches Birmingham

Apr 11, 2023 at 08:31 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt   Endoscopic spine surgery (ESS) has been around for decades in other parts of the world, but still lingers in its infancy in America. “If you tr.... Read More

Children’s of Alabama Fights the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Apr 11, 2023 at 08:31 pm by kbarrettalley

ByAnsley Franco   Five years ago, the Children’s of Alabama hospital opened the Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC), a confidential phone center to help adu.... Read More

August 2024

Aug 19, 2024 at 07:31 pm by kbarrettalley

Your August 2024 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!